Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/5
what
Excitement
Phil
is
drives
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
smuggling
capturing
the
has
animals
for
as
exotic
years
ten
for
the
and
for
nearly
does
much
money
it
been
and
He
as
he
excitement
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
unpredictable
he
was
very
who
worked
partner
with
a
Once
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
told
quiet
they
were
they
didn't
border
to
the
he
so
crossing
As
partner
his
out
stand
keep
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
the
to
did
money
not
off
enough
Phil
have
pay
border
guard
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
got
with
and
partner
His
Phil
angry
began
customs
to
too
agent
the
argue
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
the
partner
heat
Things
his
beginning
guards
arrested
then
up
and
were
to
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
so
fighting
violently
Phil
partner
His
just
started
down
sat
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
and
that
out
up
now
in
guy
partner
jail
his
locked
is
chilling
They
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
bar
through
a
also
teas
he
out
now
chilled
iced
Phil
got
and
chilling
in
safely
is
sipping
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence